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histrionics

  (hĭs'trē-ŏn'ĭks) pronunciation
n.
  1. (used with a pl. verb) Theatrical arts or performances.
  2. (used with a sing. or pl. verb) Exaggerated emotional behavior calculated for effect.

 
 
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noun

    Overemotional exaggerated behavior calculated for effect: dramatics, melodramatics, theatrical (used in plural), theatrics. See feelings, style/good style/bad style.

 
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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a performance of play
  Synonyms: theatrical performance, theatrical, representation

Meaning #2: a deliberate display of emotion for effect

 
 

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